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Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I can see that my colleague is sincere in his good faith. However, the reality is that in all the years they were in government, the Conservatives never recognized the vital importance of the French language. Given the cuts to Radio-Canada, their opposition to savin

December 3rd, 2020House debate

Mélanie JolyLiberal

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I certainly have a great deal of sympathy and affection for my colleague. I would like to remind him, however, that he once told our unilingual francophone Minister of National Revenue that it is unfathomable that she cannot speak English in the House of Commons. Th

December 3rd, 2020House debate

Mélanie JolyLiberal

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, it goes without saying that we need to protect the French language in Quebec and across the country. It also goes without saying that we recognize the legacy of Bill 101. As the member for Ahuntsic-Cartierville, I see it every day when I talk to children who come fro

December 3rd, 2020House debate

Mélanie JolyLiberal

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, as I was saying, we are there to protect the French fact in Quebec and across the country. We are in discussions with the Government of Quebec, and we are waiting to see its bill to reform the Charter of the French language.

December 3rd, 2020House debate

Mélanie JolyLiberal

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, we stand with francophones, as we have shown ever since taking office. There is opposition talk, and then there is our action, which proves we stand with francophones. Radio-Canada is crucial to the French language in Quebec and across Canada, and we saved it from b

December 3rd, 2020House debate

Mélanie JolyLiberal

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, first of all I want to tell the opposition leader that we have two “official” languages. I want to clarify our position on protecting the French language. It is one of our priorities. It is not just talk, we are taking action. What have we done over the past five ye

December 3rd, 2020House debate

Mélanie JolyLiberal

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, it goes without saying that we always comply with not only the spirit of the Official Languages Act but also the letter of the Official Languages Act. My colleague the President of the Treasury Board does his job as president by ensuring that we comply with linguist

December 1st, 2020House debate

Mélanie JolyLiberal

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, my colleague has been the official languages critic for several years now. Whenever he asks me questions about modernizing the Official Languages Act, the Conservatives' sudden interest in official languages surprises me, especially now that they are courting Bloc Qu

November 30th, 2020House debate

Mélanie JolyLiberal

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, we should ask ourselves who in the House can take action to counter the decline of French across Quebec and Canada. The reality is that we are there and we will take action. I just want to reassure my colleague. We will do it properly, of course, and together with Q

November 26th, 2020House debate

Mélanie JolyLiberal

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I agree with my colleague. We had a very nice evening yesterday. We expressed our love for French. It was nice to see and it was very inspiring. I think that we are sending the right message to Quebeckers and Canadians across the country. The Bloc Québécois's curren

November 26th, 2020House debate

Mélanie JolyLiberal

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, there are no surprises. We announced in the throne speech that we would introduce a bill to modernize the Official Languages Act. However, our objective is to bring in some broader linguistic reform, because the French language is a minority language in Canada. We

November 26th, 2020House debate

Mélanie JolyLiberal

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, it goes without saying that our government recognizes the importance of the legacy of Bill 101. As the member for Ahuntsic-Cartierville, I see it every day when I meet with the families of newcomers whose children speak to me in French. I am pleased to see the high

November 26th, 2020House debate

Mélanie JolyLiberal

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, my colleague wants to know what we have been doing for the past five years. We have repaired the damage done by the Harper government and cleaned house with respect to official languages. That being said, the Conservatives' current strategy clearly involves courting

November 26th, 2020House debate

Mélanie JolyLiberal

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Madam Chair, I have a good question for my colleague, because I know that she is a strong advocate for official languages and also for immigration. Our government implemented several measures with respect to francophone immigration. I would like her to inform the House of our va

November 25th, 2020House debate

Mélanie JolyLiberal

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Madam Chair, I am pleased to see you, a Franco-Ontarian, presiding over this debate. Two Franco-Ontarians are presiding over this debate, and that is inspiring. My colleague has spoken a great deal about official languages. I am pleased to ask him this question. He spoke about t

November 25th, 2020House debate

Mélanie JolyLiberal